Colgate-Palmolive reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(72 total reviews)
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Noel Wallace

85% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

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1.0
May 24, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good fringe benefits. Above average insurance.

Cons

Very toxic work environment. Company promotes work life balance however meetings are scheduled during lunch and at 5:00pm. People are made to stand in daily plant meetings, no chairs in the rooms. Particularly hard on shop floor staff who work 12hr shifts. I NEVER had time to take a lunch hour the entire time I worked there. Phone calls at home daily/nightly(middle of the night) and almost every day every weekend as OTLs are poorly trained. Company promotes inclusion however Americans are bullied particularly by hispanics within the company. Company touts multiculturalism but does no training on dealing with other cultures. Entire plant Planning staff turned over in less than 2 years. Very stressful work environment cause by high-school like drama by LT. Managers are routinely put in PEP for issues months after they occur. No support whatsoever from Planning manager, HR or Leadership Team. Training is ALL online, when asked LT for help with SAP questions...response was to GOOGLE it. Direct manager was initially a STA with major inflated sense of self. Final manager was novice at managing people and very childish. Again, very toxic work environment overall.

5.0
Mar 17, 2026

Great place to learn

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Nice place for young employees to learn and improve, great for first corporate job

Cons

Limited job positions, it can be difficult to be promoted because of that

4.0
Jan 12, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Colgate Palmolive is by far the most diverse, inclusive companies in the Fortune 500. The company strongly believes in promoting from within and moving people all over the world as they rise within the organization. In fact, international assignments are strongly encouraged. The entire leadership team has lived in more than 3 countries.

Cons

Colgate is a very conservative culture and change is slow

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